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WorksheetsYear 7 Blues Quiz
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Blues music originated in what country?
Jamaica
UK
America
Russia
The blues chord progression is how many bars long?
12
24
36
6
What three chords are in the 12 bar blues?
1, 4, 6
1, 2, 3
1, 4, 5
1, 5, 6
The walking bass line is most often played by which instrument?
Trumpet
Keyboard
Electric guitar
Bass guitar or double bass
What is the bass line called that goes up and down in pitch?
12 Bar Blues
Walking Bass
Improvisation
Work Song
Which set of notes are used for blues improvisation?
G, F# and E
The Blues Scale
Black Notes
A Major Scale
Improvisation is....
creating music from a selection of notes on the spot.
playing chords.
repeating a rhythm.
playing notes up and down a scale.
The example above is an example of what?
A walking bass
A blues scale
Improvisation
The 12 bar blues
Which are the notes of a blues scale?
C D E F G A B C
A B C D E F G A
C Eb F Gb G Bb C
D E F# G A B C# D
The work songs of the slaves often used what music technique?
Scales
Call and Response
Opera
True or False: The 12 bar blues and walking bass can never be played together.
True
False
What is this instrument?
Guitar
Harp
Trumpet
Double Bass
The 12 Bar Blues has how many different chords?
3
1
4
5
True or False: When you improvise your performance will always be different each time
True
False
